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Displaying 8 items of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "lanterns".
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Episode 432: Clam Bake
August 26th, 2026 | 1 hr 15 mins
2k games, GTA, God of War, Hal Jordan, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Ridley Scott, Star Wars, TV, The Witcher, The Witcher 3, Xbox, a24, activision, alien, amazon prime video, anthony bourdain, atari, cd projekt red, charles melton, dave bautista, dcu, destin daniel cretton, disney+, dolly parton, dragon ball z, ewan mcgregor, final fantasy vii, gamescom, gaming, geek, gilderoy lockhart, gorilla grodd, green lanterns, gta 6, gta vi, harry potter, hbo, hbo max, he-man, ikea, jimmy olsen, kit harrington, kratos, lanterns, masters of the universe, movies, naruto, nba 2k27, nerd, obi-wan kenobi, physical media, razer, robin hood, rockstar games, sicario, superman, the witcher 4, tim curry, tony, twitch, video games, wonderman
It’s a solo wanderer’s dispatch from the front lines of nerd culture — one host moving through comic shops, midnight movie premieres, maker garages, and the digital back‑alleys where fandoms thrive. No hype, no corporate gloss. Just raw, street‑level reporting on what’s new, weird, and worth caring about.
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Episode 431: Catch-D23
August 19th, 2026 | 1 hr 14 mins
Coco, Deus Ex, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, MCU, Microsoft, Spider-Man, Square Enix, Star Wars, TV, Tomb Raider, X-Files, Xbox, ahsoka, aloy, ash williams, avengers doomsday, barbie 2, bruce campbell, chris carter, control, control resonant, d23, dcu, deadpool, disney parks, doctor who, dune, dune part iii, embracer group, evil dead, galaxy's edge, gaming, geek, ghost rider, gta vi, guerilla games, hayden panettiere, hogwarts legacy, horizon zero dawn, house of the dragon, insomniac games, it: welcome to derry, jerry bruckheimer, john stewart, johnny depp, kingdom hearts, kingdom hearts 4, lanterns, marvel's wolverine, movies, naughty dog, nbc universal, nerd, odyssey, peacock, phantom blade, pirates of the caribbean, pixar, pokemon, pokemon bank, pokemon home, remedy, simu liu, sleeping dogs, sony state of play, spider-man brand new day, star wars smugglers bounty, system shock, the batman, the end of oak street, the incredibles, the simpsons, the simpsons hit & run, video games, visionquest, warnerbros, warren spector, wb, x-men
D23 brought the heat, in gaming and more. How about that VisionQuest trailer, oh yeah, THE X-MEN HAVE ARRIVED! Kingdom Hearts is going to the land of the dead to make sure we don't forget about it. Hogwarts Legacy is coming back, while Spider-Man continues to dominate the box office. Plus Warren Spector is having his Deus Ex moment.
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Episode 428: Purge the Algorithm
July 29th, 2026 | 1 hr 8 mins
Adult Swim, Comic-Con, Dragon Age, Dungeons & Dragons, EA, EA Games, God of War, Halo, MCU, Playstation, Resident Evil, Ryan Gosling, TV, The Legend of Zelda, Tomb Raider, Xbox, amazon luna, amazon prime video, avatar the last airbender, avengers doomsday, battlefield, bioware, black panther 3, comics, crunchyroll, d&d, dan hauser, dc studios, doublefine, family guy, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george lucas, george rr martin, ghost rider, god of war laufey, grand theft auto 6, gta vi, hall h, halo campaign evolved, halo studios, kratos, lanterns, lord of the rings, lucas museum, marvel studios, miyamoto, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, ocarina of time, paramount, peacock, playstation 5, playstation network, president curtis, ragebait, resident evil 2 remake, resident evil 5, rick & morty, rings of power, san diego comic-con, sdcc, seth green, seth macfarlane, simon pegg, sony interactive entertainment, spaceballs, star fox, star wars detours, steam, steam deck, stewie, ubisoft, valve corp, video games, warner bros, xbox cloud gaming, youtube premium, yves guillmot
We've got Comic-Con Updates! Marvel did not disappoint, as it lit up the airwaves, DC brought the Lanterns, and Spaceballs went to ludicrous speed! PlayStation got a big reality check as to why going digital is bad. Rick and Morty gave President Curtis his own show. And I went back to Installation 04 on legendary!
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Episode 418: エンジンを始動してください
May 20th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
AI, Adult Swim, Assassin's Creed, Comedy Central, Dungeons & Dragons, EA, Green Lantern, Halo, Lucasfilm, Playstation, Plex, South Park, Star Wars, TV, The Godfather, The Legend of Zelda, Xbox, amazon, amazon games, amc+, anapurna games, app store, avatar, bioware, borat, broken sword, d&d, damon lindelof, dcu, doom, dr who, embracer group, epic games, ezio auditore, far cry, fornite, forza horizon 6, forza motorsport, gaming, geek, ghost recon, hasbro, hbo, james cameron, james franco, japan, lanterns, lord of the rings, los angeles chargers, mixtape, movies, national recording registry, nerd, nintendo, peter jackson, playground games, playstation 5, ps+, quantic dream, rambo, rick & morty, sacha baron cohen, san diego chargers, seth rogan, sly stalone, sonic 4, sony interactive entertainment, star wars the old republic, stranger things, supergirl, superman, tariffs, the batman part 2, the expendables, tom kane, ubisoft, video games, xbox elite controller
Its time to start your engines, because a new Forza Horizon is out and ready to be driven, and all in the shadow of Mt. Fuji. Plus XBOX may have to go back to exclusives, while PlayStation is ditching PC. HBO gave us our first real look at Lanterns ahead of its August release, and PlayStation is also hoping on the price increase train, as PS+ gets a hike.
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Episode 407: they always come back
March 4th, 2026 | 1 hr 15 mins
Bloodborne, Bruce Lee, Cartoon Network, Fallout, God of War, Hal Jordan, Hulu, Mario, Netflix, Playstation, Resident Evil, Scrubs, Sony, Spider-Man, TV, abc, activision, amazon prime video, amc theaters, assassins' creed, batman, bluepoint, brendan frasier, call of duty, capcom, dcu, fallout new vegas, fromsoftware, game of thrones, gaming, geek, ghostface, green lanterns, hbo max, highguard, jim carrey, lanterns, lego batman, lego games, lord & miller, mar10 day, movies, nerd, nintendo, one piece, paramount, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon day, ps5, re 9, resident evil 9 requiem, scary movie 6, scream 5, scream 6, scream 7, sony santa monica, spider-verse, super mario, tencent, the mummy, tubi, ubisoft, video games, warner bros, wayans brothers, wes craven
What's your favorite scary movie? Mine isn't scream 7, and take a listen to hear why. Speaking of scary movies, the Wayans's dropped a trailer for their big return to Scary Movie, and HBO graced us with a trailer for its upcoming Green Lantern Show Lanterns. Also we finally got a reveal of Pokémon Generation 10 and its starters, meanwhile Highguard which exploded onto the gaming stage is shutting down after only a few weeks. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 396: These go to eleven
December 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 24 mins
A New Hope, AMC, Bethesda, Christopher Nolan, Daniel Craig, Fallout, Jon Snow, MCU, Netflix, Playstation, Skyrim, Star Wars, TV, Tomb Raider, Total War, Warhammer 40k, abc, amazon prime video, avengers endgame, bad robot, bandai namco, battlefield, black ops 7, call of duty, ccxp, clair obscur expedition 33, dcu, disney, elder scrolls, five nights at freddy's 2, fnaf 2, game of thrones, gamestop, gaming, geek, gta 6, harada, hideo kojima, imax, kit harrington, knives out, kotor, kotor 2, lanterns, lobo, lord of the rings, movies, nerd, nex playground, obsidian entertainment, paramount, point break, rian johnson, rob reiner, rockstar games, spider-noir, star wars a new hope, star wars fate of the old republic, stephen spielberg, street fighter, supergirl, tekken, the boys, the game awards, the golden globes, the odyssey, the oscars, uk government, video games, wake up dead man, warner bros, whodunnit, youtube, zootopia 2
The world lost a great director this week, and its not gonna be the same without him. We've got two weeks of stories to cover, The Game Awards got swept, and also gave us to Star Wars game announcements. The Golden Globes are set, and will the Bear be dethroned by The Studio? The Warner Bros and Netflix saga has begun, despite Paramount's eagerness, CCXP brought the trailers, and Wake Up Dead man dropped on Netflix. Come take a listen.
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Episode 356: My power bands are running low!
March 5th, 2025 | 42 mins 31 secs
AI, Academy Awards, Cartoon Network, Green Lantern, Lucasfilm, MCU, Monster Hunter, Playstation, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV, activision, anora, black ops, black ops 6, blizzard, call of duty, capcom, cod warzone, conan obrien, dardevil born again, dc studios, disney, disney+, dreamworks, gaming, geek, gene hackman, grand theft auto 6, gta 6, john cena, kathleen kennedy, lanterns, marvel studios, marvel television, movies, naughty dog, neil druckman, nerd, nintendo, pokémon, ps5, rockstar, rod ferguson. diablo 4, shrek, shrek 5, sony interactive entertainment, space ghost, steam, tariffs, the brutalist, the last of us, the oscars, the wrath of khan, tony hawk, tony hawks pro skater, verdansk, video games, wicked
I’m not a regular talk show host. I’m a cool talk show host, is what I would say if I were Space Ghost, RIP to George Lowe. Pokémon finally gave us an update Pokémon Legends Z-A, plus what looks like a successor to Pokémon Stadium. Activision is in some hot water over AI again, but might win back hearts with Tony Hawk and Verdansk. Plus Shrek 5 ruffles some feathers, Kathleen Kennedy isnt going anywhere, and the Oscars make some surprises.
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Episode 341: This is an Xbox!
November 20th, 2024 | 1 hr 14 mins
Daniel Craig, Fortnite, Green Lantern, Kevin Smith, Lucasfilm, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Pokémon GO, Rainbow Six Siege, Sony, Star Wars, TV, Tomb Raider, Xbox, alien, alien earth, amazon prime video, anime, arcane, assassins creed, blizzard, cd projekt red, creature commandos, dc studios, dcu, disney, dogma, dune, dune prophecy, elden ring, final fantasy 14, from software, game of the year, gaming, geek, gog, good ol games, half life, half life 2, hbo max, how to train your dragon, jack black, james gunn, lanterns, lara croft, league of legends, legoland, merlin entertainment, millhouse, minecraft, movies, nerd, optimus prime, palworld, paramount plus, peacemaker, pokémon, predator, remedy, riot games, roblox, scott pilgrim, shadow of the erdtree, sophie turner, south korea, splinter cell, star wars visions, starcraft, steam, studio trigger, the game awards, the simpsons, this is an xbox, transformers, transformers one, ubisoft, video games, walt disney company, walt disney pictures, warner bros, xbox game pass
Yes this is an Xbox? If you believe it! We also break down the game awards and the controversy surrounding the game of the year nominees, does DLC count? Also a Star Wars movie gets delayed again, and a major Simpsons shake up is coming. Plus a very late of Transformers One, James Gunn opens up about the DCU, and the children yearn for the mines.